Anyone Need a Thousand Bucks?

Who here at the Austinist doesn't like coffee? Well actually a few of us don't care for it... But who here at the Austinist doesn't like word play and puns? Okay most of us don't... But we all like getting money for being creative, and that is what drew our attention to the Espresso Yourself Contest being held at UT.

A new coffeeshop is opening in the Perry-Castaneda Library and it needs a name. A cute name, with a literary pun or allusion in its title. The University has put the onus on faculty, staff, and students to come up with that name. The contest runs until Monday April 25th and winners will be announced on May 4th. The winner will receive $1,000 in compensation for their efforts.

So far we thought up:
Much Ado About Coffee
War and Beans
Angela's Coffee Grinds

You think you can do better? Let us know in the comments. And don't you dare steal ours!

Contact the author of this article or email tips@austinist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

April 12, 2005 9:55 AM 0 Comments

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Erica

Sophie's Chai?

Lolatte'?

This is an awesome post, John.

Michael Wynkoop

"A Beautiful Grind"

Travin-ist

Java House Rules

Michael Wynkoop

"Taming of the Brew"

Michael Wynkoop

"Tropic of Caffeine"

"Steinbuck's"

"Pearl Buck's"

"Much Ado About Java"

"Like Water for Coffee"

"Como Agua para Cafe"

"Days of Grinds and Scones's" (sorry about that one, I couldn't resist)

john

Life of Chai
Death of a Barista
The Perks of Being a Coffeebean
Dante's Roast

chopper dave

A Tale of Two Latte's

Brew, The Beloved Country

Ethan Scone

The Grounds of Wrath

The Last of the Mocha-hicans

Great Percolations

The Grande Gatsby

The Frappucino of Dorian Gray

The Color Mocha

Uncle Tom's Cafe

John Sheehan

Damn Ben, you're coffee crazy.

Nineteen Eighty Pour

F. Scott Fitzcoffee

Dostoyev's Tea and Coffee Shop

Ben Brown

That last one was really bad.

Oh coffee with hue so black,

alack, alack, alack!

Ben Brown

Coffeeless Brooklyn

Ben Brown

Out, out damn hangover!

Ben Brown

A Heartbreaking Cup Of Staggering Coffee.

Alison

One Hundred Beans of Coffeetude

"I Have Some Cream"

The Unbearable Lightness of Bean

Boy, this is addictive.

Alison

I'd vote for your Me Drink Coffee One Day.

Katie Spence

Here are some really dumb ones I thought of earlier:

The Coffee Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenebean, Me Drink Coffee One Day, Pride and Beans, William Goldbean, To Kill a Coffeebean, Catch-22 Coffees, My Antecoffea, The Beanmaiden's Tale, The Old man and the Bean